FNUS76 KSTO 182026
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAC  NWR PILE...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
125 PM PDT MON OCT 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1325 PDT ON OCTOBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

#310-2010

UPDATED WINDS FOR TODAY AND TUESDAY

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL LOW IS EXITING WITH RIDGE BUILDING OVER AREA. DRIER AND
WARMER CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT NORTHWEST TO
NORTH WIND IN THE MORNINGS WILL SHIFT TO A SOUTHERLY FLOW BY LATE
MORNING. THESE TRENDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. ANOTHER SERIES OF
SYSTEMS MAY APPROACH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LATER THIS WEEK AND
WEEKEND, BRINGING THE RETURN OF COOLER TEMPERATURES AND UNSETTLED
WEATHER TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

.REMAINDER OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH BEFORE
                    WEAKENING LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR WITH MORNING PATCH FOG TO SOUTHEAST
    AROUND SUTTER BUTTES.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHWEST WINDS 1 TO 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL
    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MORNING PATCHY FOG TO SOUTHEAST AROUND SUTTER
    BUTTES BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3 TO
    6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5 TO 8
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...JCLAPP
REQUESTED BY...TONY ARENDT
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101018.SACNW.01/STO

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